Electrical and Computer Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Purdue students interested in changing their major should meet with their current academic advisor to discuss their options and begin the online process. Once the student’s Major Change (CODO) has been processed, students will receive an email with instructions to authorize the change.

Students will need to meet the criteria below to be eligible for this major. A student’s catalog term, typically the semester you started at Purdue, will be used to determine the Major Change criteria that applies to you. Students can find their catalog term at the top of their MyPurduePlan below the degree progress bar.

This major change information below is for the catalog term you are currently viewing; see the University Undergraduate Academic Advising Major Change (CODO) website for prior catalog term criteria, more about the major change process and FAQs.

Majors

• Computer Engineering, BSCMPE   (CMPE)
• Electrical Engineering, BSEE  (ECEB)

General Requirements

• Minimum Semesters: 2
• Minimum West Lafayette Credit Hours: 12
• Minimum GPA: 3.2

Course Requirements

• 3.2 GPA or better with a minimum of 12 credit hours AND C- or better in the following:

• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry
• PHYS 17200 - Modern Mechanics

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• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I or
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry or
• CS 15900 - C Programming

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• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I or
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I

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• MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II or
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II

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• C- or better in the following:

• Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication )
• Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition )

Other Requirements

• Students are accepted for FALL, SPRING and SUMMER.
• Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY after holistic review. Space is limited.
• Students must be in good academic standing (not on academic probation).
• Students must earn a 3.2 average GPA or higher in any engineering, science and math courses completed prior to major change.
• Students have a maximum of two attempts to CODO to ECE.  After the second attempt, the student is no longer eligible to CODO to ECE.
• Students may complete 200-level ECE courses while working on their CODO to ECE; however, students may not take any 300-level or higher ECE courses until they are officially an ECE student.

Advising Website

Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Advising Office website

Advising Next Steps

Students are strongly recommended to make an appointment to meet with an ECE advisor. Contact eceugo@purdue.edu to schedule.